Looks like fun! I had a biek something like that, Trek 800 (minus the tour package) that I used to ride in the pouring rain on the MUP. 40 miles was cool with a stop here and there to wring out the windbreaker. Some dude begged me to sell it to him, never should have.:(

Riding around utility vehicles can be fun. I used to train on a local hill. One day a street sweeper was halfway up the hill when I started. I picked it up and passed him about 50 yards before the top. I figured it was my own personal challenge not thinking he would notice. When I rolled by, geeze, the dude was hanging out the window thumbs up shouting and yelling like he was the dude on the bike!:thumb:

I wonder if snow plows are the same!:D

Mr. Beanz

02-05-10 08:04 PM

BTW,no studs required? That looks like a challenge in itself, staying upright!:p

funrover

02-05-10 08:13 PM

Good to see other clydes that like the snow!

Herbie53

02-05-10 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Beanz
(Post 10367644)

BTW,no studs required? That looks like a challenge in itself, staying upright!:p

Studs are for wussies!:D

Just kiddng... It's the wet heavy kind, so more like riding in deep sand or mud than ice. Still got a bit sketchy in the deep bits... I rode clipless just to test fate. No face plants, but plenty of oddly high heart rate bits when I thought I was going down.:)

Did a first shovel this evening.. looks like tomorrows work out will be more of the same.

MikeWinVA

02-05-10 10:53 PM

Getting socked in by too many !@#$% inches of snow. Haven't been able to get a decent ride in a week and would rather pull needles out of my eyes before using a trainer. I live in the Northern VA/DC area and we have literally gotten more snow this year than Buffalo, NY. Must be global warming...

Getting cabin fever....It is bad when you just go into the garage just to sit on the bike....losing it....:twitchy:

rthomse

02-06-10 04:15 AM

I' ll be out today in it ,PLOWING IT$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

prxmid

02-06-10 08:28 AM

This is a monster, and it's still coming. Close to 30 inches in Annapolis. Oddly something serene about it

TrekDen

02-06-10 08:37 AM

I'll be out in it right after breakfast. With a shovel of course!! I'm going to need a new badminton set come spring. I'm going to make snow shoes out of the rackets. :lol:

PlatyPius

02-06-10 08:46 AM

I'm in the midwest, and we just got a little bit of snow; maybe 5-7 inches. It's a wet, heavy snow though, so the trees are straining, the roads were/are slicker than hell, and I'm sure a few roofs have collapsed around the area. 30" of this wet heavy snow would suck!

The Weather Channel keeps repeating a clip of a DC area cyclist riding in the snow. It looks like your bike. Was it?

Herbie53

02-06-10 06:19 PM

looks like it's finally stoppin'. got our drive clear, but I don't think we're going to see a plow for awhile. He got stuck about 50 yards up the street and backed out. A bit over 2 feet. Was wishing we still had our Xterra and then got over it after helping one get un-stuck out front. Probably have to hike out for genset fuel tomorrow... about a 2.5 mile hike with a 6 gallon can.